Italian Trademark

Register your Trademark in Italy with our registration service

Be sure to protect your name, word mark or logo in Italy. At Archilex Consulting SA we support our clients in each step of the trademark prosecution, from the filing of the application till the registration of the trademark.

According to the Italian trademark law any graphic representation can be used as a trademark. Therefore words, combinations of letters, numbers, graphic images (logos), three-dimensional forms, slogans, any combination of these elements, series of tones (acoustic trademarks) shall be registered as trademarks.

Effects of the registration of an Italian Trademark

A registered Italian Trademark grants the owner the exclusive right to use a certain sign for specific goods and services in the entire Italian territory. At the same time, a trademark owner shall grant someone else the right to use it for a certain period. A registered Italian Trademark grants as well the owner the chance to prevent others from using an identical or similar sign for the same or similar goods and services.

Registration process

After the filing of the application for the registration of an Italian trademark, the UIBM conducts a first formal and technical exam, which checks that the application meets the formal requirements and the absence of the so-called absolute impediments to the registration.

Starting from the publication of the trademark on the Italian Trademarks Bullettin, a three-month opposition period begins. Therefore, according to Italian Trademark Law, owners of prior registered trademarks or trademark applications, which are identical or similar to the published one, can file opposition proceedings against such trademark within this time limit.

In case no opposition proceeding has been filed, the trademark will be registered.

The registration process takes approximately from 10 to 12 months from the filing date, assuming there are no major objections or oppositions.

Classification

The international classification of goods and services (the Nice Agreement) applies. Applications for trademarks registration may include more than one class of goods and/or services.

Duration and Renewals

Italian Trademarks are valid for 10 years running from the filing date. An indefinite number of renewals is possible for subsequent 10-year periods.

Our Italian Trademark Services

We assist our clients with a strategic approach to the protection and enforcement of their trademarks in Italy, including attending to preliminary clearances, the filing of the applications and the registration of trademarks, dealing with opposition, non-use and infringement actions, assisting with commercial transactions and providing experienced litigation services. Many of our clients outsource their entire trademark function to us to establish, maintain and protect their portfolio.

Our services include:

Trademarks clearances (preliminary searches in trademarks registers, company registers, as well as Internet searches)